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Alania

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A medieval kingdom of the Alans (proto-Ossetians) in the Northern Caucasus, roughly in the location of the modern republics of Adygea, Chechnya, Ingushetia and North Ossetia-Alania in modern Russia, existing from the 9th to 13th centuries CE.
  2. North Ossetia-Alania: A republic and federal subject of Russia, located in the Northern Caucasus mountains.

Equivalents

EspañolAlania
PortuguêsAlânia
РусскийАлания
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ՀայերենԱլանք

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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